Railway-switch.



J. HARRISON.

RAILWAY SWITCH.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 27, 1914.

1,1 1 1,653. Patented Sent. 22. 1914.

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Y PATENT E-- A 1mm. Emma-er s'nn rn Barnum Mexico; AssIGNoia OF ONE-EmmTO CHARLES L. M'qo LLIsrEn AN ONE- 11131), rro WILLIAM F. I SHEA, BOTHor I sAnrA nI'rA, new mnxicop To aZZ whOm-it may concermr a a A Be itknown thatjl, Joann HAnmsoN, a citizen; of: the United States, residingat Rita, in the county. of Grant and State of New MeXico, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Railwa Switches and I do herebydeclare the fol-E lowingtobe a-full, clearpandexact descrip tion of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled ingthet a'rt to which itapper- Santa tains to makeand-usethe'samenq Myinventionrelates to newand useful improvements in railway" switches; and reof an improved;switch construction whereby sides the provision with means of novel theswitch points may be" adjusted relative to' the. stock railsindependently of each other.

a positionjand operatively connected with the switch throwing oroperating means.

The above and additional objects are ac-3 .complishedby such means asareillustrated in the accompany the following specification and then moreparticularlypointed out as claimedyf' I ing drawings, described in With:reference "to the" drawings, wherein p I haveillustrated the preferredembodiment i of my invention as it is reduced to, practice,

and throughoutthe several views of which similar reference numeralsdesignate correspond ng parts, Flgure 1 isa planview of a switch showingmy improved adjusting means therefor :in position, Fig. Qis side railsarranged between the-rails A and B -:in the ordinary manner.

justing members. Referrmg to elevation of the adjusting means :rernovedfrom the switch point and Fig." 3 isfadetail perspective views showingthe manner of adjustingthe ends of one oftheswitch ad:

of reference, A

designated 3 as an entirety thatis connected with the switch points andfconsists of an rest fiat upon the adjusting bar 4: that is to which therails A Another important object is'to provide simple'and inexpensivemeans to adjust the switch points relative togeachother so thatthegproper operation ,ofthepoints is in-I sured, said means being lockedin adjusted the drawings by characters and B" designate stock railsofa'switch and land 2 the switch points;

I? provide means "provide d athl and anguian disposed a 5 5 portions 5.and 6., At the free ends of the portions '5 and 6the bar 4 is benttoprovide right'angularly extending flanges or lugs 7 and 8 that areapertured and designed tocooperate with L -sha'ped plates 9' that aresecuredfby suitablefastening means to the portions'h and j 6 andl havetheir longerarm ortio sopposed to the lug or flange 7 sin spacedwrelation thereto" Qpenings are provided in the longer portionsoftheYL-shaped plates 9 which aline the openings in the'lugs 7," Anangular clamp 10 is carried by the bar at a point adj acent tothe centerthereof and 'is' secured to the switch point 2"by suitable fasteningmeans ll yadjacent tothe pointed endof said point. A rod 12insertedthroughtheglug or flange 8 and corresponding plate'y9 atitsscrew threaded end. The portion 5'; of the bar land corresponding parts,are arranged outside of the track plate9and receives the screw threadedportioni of thebar 12.1' The bar 12-:is provided at its outer end withan; eye 14 that is to be connected with the switch throwingor operatingmechanism, not shown.

"being-adjustable relative t6 the bar 4 facilitates' the connection ofthe device with various characters of switch operation mechanism andwhen the mechanism is posiswitch. Anopening 15 isprovided in the bodyportion of the bar 4: inispaced relation clamping. member may openingand secured fastening means and v ferent character of switch. Theportion 6 is positioned [points 1 and 2 andhas an adjusting nut 16carried thereon between the plate ;9 and gflange or lug 7,'which nutalines with the vapertures or openings'in the opposed portion of theplate and flange. {fiat bar 18 carrying a clamping member 19;isconnected' by said clamping member 19 to the switch point 1. Theinner end of this bar 18 is rounded and threaded as at 20 and insertedthroug the lug 7, nut 16 and providedwith screw threads at one end ismemberlflB is mounted between the lug 8 and vti'oned' at difier'ent,points relative to the about midway] between the Specification ofLetters-Patent. Sept, 22 1914 fn ncation filedd'une 2 7, 119 14.. sea847,603 i A; A nut or internally -threaded adjusting It will be readilyseenthat the bar 12 in to the clampingtmember 10Lso that the bepositioned at'said by a bolt or similar cotiperate with a dif i Arelatively i sho-i'ttime. V I

In practice, I have-found that the form of L-shapd plated- 1, set screw21 is 'carried by the portion '6 in such mannerl'asf'to be turned 'intoengagement with eli'ectifthe locking thereof.

In operation whenit is desired to adjust the points relative to thestock rails A and B the nut 16 is turned so that the bars-18 and 4 thedesired adjustmentg The set screw 21 is then turned to engage the nut 16to effect the locking thereof and prevent accidental derangement.

the nut 161m permitthe easy and re liable adjusting my invention,illustrated in the drawings and referred to in'the above description, as

thepreferred embodiment, is' the-"most ef ficient. and practical; yetrealizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my"GlGVlCG will necessarily vary, I' deslre'jto emphasize the; fact, thatvarious fmmor changesjin details ,"of construction, proportion andarrangement ofparts may be re-' sorted to, when required, Withoutsacrificing any 'of-theadvantages of'my invention, as

set forth.

What is claimed 1 '1. The combination With the wit h 7 points of aswitch of a bar: secured interand being a Gopies of patent jmay be gobtainetl forfive cents each,

mediate its ends to one of the switch pointsa extend right- Aangularlyto ts body portion, said angubent Emits end to 'l'a-rly "bent portionbeing provided, at its free 'end with the ends of said 'bar and havingcertain portions thereof dlsposed relation'to vsai s j blupQrtionyfafbarfsecured at one end to are moved in the direction toeifect.

It will be readily seen that Ifhave provided a safety adjustment forswitches that will of the switch point in adjacent to the a righta'ngularly extending L-shaped members secured adjacent to in spacedparallel v named; right' angnlal y the other switch point having. itsother end threaded and extended ithrou'gh vt'the adjacent angu'larlybent p ortion" an L;shaped plate opposed thereto,

abarinserted through the angularly. bent portion, at the opposite endofthe first named bar andopposed'L-shaped plate, a.

nut between said angularly bentportion and L-shaped plate and uponfsaidbar, saidfbar to be connected with switch throwing apparatus and meansto lock said iirstnamed nut in adjusted "position:

of'a railway switch 0fla'bar s'ecuredintermediate its ends" to one ofthe switch points, a right angularly extendlngilugon each end of sandbar," L-shaped members secured certain portions thereof "disposed inspaced parallel relat on to said 1ugs,"-a barsecured to; the other"switch point and beingreduced at "one end'fand' extending alinedthreaded openings in the adjacent big and: L-shapejd' member; a nutmounted on the-screw threaded portion that 1 and threaded through isextended through the adjacent L -sh a ped member land a baradju's'tingly connected with the- L-shapedmember other end ofsaidfirstnamed bar.

in presence of t'wov witnesses'g- -f" ,JOHN-I-I Witnesse s?" SAMUELLAYTQNX HAnRY' W. S irHJ a nutmoiinted on "the screw threaded portionofthe b'arand between the angularly bent portion and L-shaped plate,-

* QJThe combinationcwith a switeh po ends said bar d, bgw jn lean th fIn testimony whereof I afiiir y fl j ng i Commissioner 19f faltents, i

